Crypto Highlights of the Year

We are about to wave off 2018. Before we do that, let’s have a look at this crypto year in review.

It’s been a cold winter for cryptos, and a year full of – some – ups and – mostly – downs.

How It All Started

The start of 2018 is hard to forget. Do you remember how and when it started? In December 2017, the price of Bitcoin more than doubled to reach $20,000. The best Christmas present ever for Bitcoin investors.

The beginning of this year was painfully promising as the market was aiming for the stars with the crypto prices soaring high above. Cryptos entered 2018 with a boom.

All eyes were on crypto. The media and everyone obviously not living under the rock were suddenly all talking about the blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.

Facebook Can’t Make up Its Mind

Here’s another thing we all remember from 2018 – Facebook banning crypto ads in January and then reversing its crypto ad ban in June. No matter the reasons behind the decisions, it is clear that the crypto ad revenue is just too big to ignore… even for Facebook.

Most Notable Crypto Acquisitions in 2018

We’ve also put up a Top-10 of most notable crypto acquisitions we saw this year. Do you agree?

Bitstamp acquired by NXMH

Trust Wallet acquired by Binance

BitTorrent acquired by Tron

Paradex acquired by Coinbase

Chain acquired by Stellar

Bithumb acquired by BK Global

Poloniex acquired by Circle

Telescope acquired by Bitmain

Pantronics Holdings acquired by Huobi

Earn.com acquired by Coinbase

Sad November 2018

In November, Bitcoin sank to its lowest price over a year, and the prices of all major cryptos followed. It was a sad, sad situation. Surprisingly, this drop lead to Ripple (XRP) reaching the second-largest market capitalization for cryptos, leaving even the massive Ethereum (ETH) behind.

Let’s hope for a big upturn in 2019!

The Year of the Bear Market

True, this year, we’ve mostly been in the bear territory, read, bear market. Ahem, what is ‘bear market’ in the first place? If you’re new to the term, ‘bear market’ is basically a synonym for a long-lasting decline.

In 2018, we’ve mostly seen decline in crypto prices and under current conditions, we might need some time to recover. Again, fingers crossed for 2019!

Predictions for 2019

With enough luck, one of the crypto predictions for 2019 and beyond will come true. Oh, did you miss one of our most popular blog posts with some pretty interesting forecasts? Check it out before it’s too late!

Here are just two of the amazing predictions for the upcoming year… Wallet Investor predicts that Bitcoin will reach $36,000 USD by the end of 2019. Personal Loans’ Bitcoin prediction for 2019 says that BTC will reach a price of $207,000 USD at some point in 2019.

Are you a believer? How well do you think cryptos will be doing in 2019? We’d also love to know your crypto highlights of the year. Care to share in the comments section below!